. >>> in sarasota, florida, five acrobats involved in one of the most famous high wire acts in the worldn injured. in a training accident. >> at least two of those performers are members, of course, of the famed wallenda family. abc's mara schiavocampo has the latest. >> reporter: high wire five circus performers in sarasota, florida losing their balance while practicing a record-breaking stunt never before performed. plummeting 25 feet to the ground below. two in critical condition. at least one with a traumatic brain injury. >> they're extremely lucky given the height of the fall that they survived. >> reporter: the group was practicing a complex eight-person pyramid similar to this one with seven performers. on that wire, famed daredevil nik wallenda was the anchor at the back of the pyramid and did not fall or sustain injuries. >> it's a shock to everybody. our hears go out to everybody to those that are injured and to nik. >> reporter: other jaw dropping stunts have gone wrong in recent years. in 2014, eight women were injured when the circus rig holding them by their hair collapsed

two of the injured were here at circus sarasota after a dress rehearsal. the show is scheduled to run next month. >> it is in their blood. our thoughts and prayers to those. >>> now to brave volunteers battling the elements to save whales who beached themselves in new zealand. matt bradley is following the story for us from london. matt, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, sheinelle. you know, it is rare to see this happen on a monstrous scale. new zealand's area attracts this tragedy and scientists are not clear why this happens. they say sometimes the whales just lose their way. today, a tragedy in new zealand. hundreds of pilot whales stranding themselves on the beach. at first, more than 400 washed ashore. hundreds of volunteers jumping in action braving the tides and sharks and stringrays. >> i was here this morning. a small group of us. we went out and saw one of the biggest strandings i have seen. >> reporter: so far, they he managed to set 100 free. the whales are still coming. drawn by the calls of their already stranded friends. rescuers str

nbc's gabe gutierrez is live outside the circus in sarasota, florida. gabe, good morning. >> reporter: craig, good morning. he said it was his worst nightmare, but 48 hours after what nik wallenda called the roughest day of his life, he and his team were back here at circus sarasota, this time in front of a sold-out crowd. they did not disappoint. >> the fabulous wallenda! >> reporter: this morning, nik wallenda and his team of death-defying acrobats are once again flying high. >> it was breathtaking. >> i don't know how they do it. >> reporter: their high-wire bicycle act, nail-biting displays of balance, dazzling a sold-out crowd at circus sarasota, opening night just two days after the unthinkable. >> these are my family members and to have to witness that happen, it's upsetting, it's heartbreaking. >> reporter: on wednesday, wallenda says he and his team were rehearsing an 8-person pyramid hoping to break a guinness world record when someone lost their ground. >> still triaging. >> reporter: wallenda says his aunt is out of surgery. >> we will perfo

circus sarasota will open to the public as planned tonight. emotional performance with friends and family, including a death defying stunt. legendary circus performer nick wallenda took to the air again thursday night. surrounded and supported by his circus family. wallenda was performing with a heavy heart, one day after five circus performers, including his aunt and sister, were injured in an accident. >> my sister is doing well. she is home. the doctors have all said they're all miracle. >> wallenda and seven other performers were practicing a high-wire pyramid trick similar to this one shown here when something went dangerously wrong. >> we were all blessed up in to catch the wire and hold on and climb down. >> five others fell nearly 30 feet to the ground and were rushed to the hospital. two performers have been released. three remain hospitalized, but all are expected to fully recover. >> it will be a long road for those three. they've got a lot of rehab to do. >> wallenda was joined thursday night by one of the performers standing on hi

trade to high wire horror to tell you about after a terrible accident yesterday in sarasota, florida a five circus performers hospitalized to several plummeted nearly 25 feet after losing their balance on a tight rope during rehearsal. the circus owner says the show will still go on as planned. >> ain't got nobody would seriously, when i say seriously, no one is crippled. no fatalities. so we wish all of those that fell a speedy recovery. our hearts go out to them and their families. like i said, ladies and gentlemen, the show must go on. lauren: none of those injuries fortunately a slight threat. some pretty serious. all performers that it take to make a full recovery. nicole: opponents of the dakota access pipeline column around the world following the u.s. army corps of engineers decision to allow the finals age. elisa cohen has the details. >> blowback from opponents to the dakota access pipeline after the army corps of engineers granitic construction on 1100 d. protest popping up around the country as organizer senate: social media. senator john hogan of north dakota whose date

kerry sanders, nbc news, sarasota. >>> let's turn now to the weather whiplash impacting millions. record-breaking warmth today in the middle of february is about to give way to a big snowstorm set to hit some major metropolitan areas, including new york, philadelphia and boston. in a moment, al roker here with the forecast. but first, here's nbc's blake mccoy. >> reporter: a 55-car pileup snarling the commute north of boston. crunched metal the result of black ice that sent cars sliding. >> the roads were blankets of ice. it was brutal. >> reporter: today's mess comes ahead of a fast-moving storm that could bring up to a foot of snow tomorrow for parts of the northeast. it will feel like weather whiplash. record highs set today in d.c., baltimore, philadelphia and new york city. tomorrow, those same cities will see temperatures plummet by as much as 30 degrees. airlines have already canceled more than 2,000 flights. >> we may see blizzard-like conditions. >> reporter: down south, cleanup is under way after storms there spawned an ef-3 tornado, the most powerful ever recorded in ne

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the group had been scheduled to perform in the circus sarasota show friday. >>> charlie roads will be off the air the next few weeks to under go heart surgery. a note to viewers, he says he'll have an operation tomorrow to replace a heart valve. he says the surgery was his choice. unlike in 2005 when he had to undergo surgery in an emergency situation to replace the same valve while he was on an overseas reporting trip. he plans to return to work in march. >>> we know there is an ap for anything and everything and that includes dating. >> how about that >> a brand new ap is promising users they will find love based on the things they hate. nicole brewer joins us with whether or not it can work. >> what do you think >> kate what do you think >> ok. >> find out. i can't wait. >> when haters come at you on social media they call it trolling. on this ap, they call it love. don't get me wrong, this is not about bullying. it's about finding a special someone who just so happens to hate the same things, when you're looking for love, most consider common ground a good place to start. >> have

five circus performers in sarasota, florida losing their balance while practicing a record-breaking stunter before performed. tumbling 25 feet be one with a traumatic brain injury. >> they are lucky. >> reporter: the group was practicing a complex, eight-person pyramid similar to this one. on that wire, the famed dare devil. he did not fall or sustain injuries. >> it's a shock to everybody. our hearts go out to everybody to those that are injured and to nick. >> reporter: other jaw-dropping stunts have gone wrong in recent years. in 2014, eight women were injured when the circus rig holding them by their hair collapsed. officials say though there was no net, there was nothing wrong with the wire, and all the performers are expected to survive, david. >> thank you, mara. >>> when we come back, tonight, deadly explosion at an american factory. >>> the american tourist found dead. she has been missing for days, and news tonight about a possible cause. >>> and the three newborn tiger cubs. were they rect i'm in this for me. for me. along with diet and exercise, farxiga helps lower bloo

five high-wire performers in sarasota, florida, losing their balance during practice plummeting 25 feete ground below. >> we have a total of five rescues. >> reporter: legendary daredevil nik wallenda, one of the performers on that wire, though he didn't fall and says he is not injured. but his sister was hurt. two others are in critical condition, and one is suffering a traumatic brain injury. >> they're extremely lucky given the height of the fall that they survived. >> reporter: the group was rehearsing a complex never before performed eight-person pyramid that would have set a world record similar to this one with seven performers. circus officials say the wire rigging was fine, they simply lost their balance. mara schiavocampo, abc news, new york. >>> federal agents in texas made a surprising drug bust along the u.s./mexico border. it was inside a truck. a load of key limes like these, well, inside those they found nearly 4,000 pounds of marijuana. special imaging technology and drug-sniffing dogs allowed them to find this. the pot was separated into almost 35,000 separate packages

he performed last night at sarasota after a terrifying fall. omar villafranca is in sarasota where the circus is its home. good morning. >> good morning. the circuit will open to the public as planned but last night nik wallenda and his performers were under this big top for an emotional show in froj of friends and family and it included a death-defying stunt. legendary circle was performer nik wallenda took to the air again thursday night. surrounded and supported by his circus family. wallenda was performing with a heavy heart one day after five performers including his sister and aunt were injured. >> they're doing well. >> reporter: on wednesday wallenda and seven other performers were practicing a high wire pyramid trick similar to this one shown here when something went dangerously wrong. >> we were all blessed enough to catch the wire. >> reporter: but five others fell nearly 30 feet to the ground. they were rushed to the hospital. two formers have been released. three remain hospitalized but all are expected to fully recover. >> it will

five highway or performers in sarasota, florida, losing her balance during practice, plummeting 25 feet to the ground. daredevil belinda one of the performers on that wire. of he did not fall and says he is not injured. but his injured -- but his sister was hurt. two performers are in critical condition, one suffering a traumatic brain injury. the group was rehearsing a complex, never before performed eight-person pyramid that would have set a world record. similar to this one, with seven performers. wires officials say the rigging was fine. they simply lost the balance. we will have the latest the bakery flavors you love... [ ding! ] ...now available in your dunkin' coffee. sip in the happy with a medium vanilla cupcake, or new fudge brownie macchiato or latte for $1.99 from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. america runs on dunkin'. washington," on your side. larry: the dmv is dodging a winter storm bullet. the snow having a minor impact on our area right now. just having an impact north of us in philly, new york, and boston. i'm larry smi

we will hear from joe from sarasota, florida. was clinton or mr. obama, they would be crucified.p.eed to lock them president knew all along. clinton wasn mrs. grilled by congress -- how many millions of taxpayers money was spent? if she did the same thing mr. flynn did, she would be indicted. we need to do that to mr. flynn . he needs to be in guantanamo bay for treason. i thought republicans called mr. snowden a traitor. if you did that back in the day when the founding fathers were still alive, the founding fathers would hang them in a heartbeat. host: new jersey. democrats line. go ahead. about them calling leaks. the main leaks have come out of the white house because some of his own staff cannot get close enough to speak with him. some of his own staff cannot get enough to speak to him and everybody is jockeying for position. if you really want the truth, follow the money. donald trump president for the power and the money -- ran for president for the power and the money. when they finally get his tax returns, you will see why he speak so highly of russia. a lot of people ar

i walked into his old-fashioned law office in sarasota near banyan tree, a he knew i was coming, he let me in. essentially i said did your father lynch leo frank? and he started crying. and so i'm standing there with a 75-year-old man, crying, it is my fault. but we got through that, and we talked about it. his mom and dad had gotten divorced when he was five years old or six years old, she had gotten custody and raise him up north in rhode island. he didn't really know much about he didn't really know much about his dad so our purposes dovetailed. we corresponded frequently about -- oned then one long to everyend talking person we could find. a bond salesman, who herbert played after the lynching and went on to be president of the georgia senate. we talked to a report -- to a retired superior court judge. so herbert junior and i were listening to these people tell us about herbert clay. i read the society news obsessively about marietta for two or three years before the lynching and two through three years after and all three papers ran a notes column. they are absolutely fascinating d

after five circus performance lose balance plummeting 25 feet down trying a record-breaking stunt in sarasota two people are in critical condition this morning. the group was practicing 8-person pyramid similar to this one right here. fame tight rope walker it was anchor of the pyramid but he was unharmed. all prm formers expected to make full recovery, the show must go on. heather: make america work again. president trump meeting with airline executives one day after making another major deal, making another major deal, what's on the table for today? >> gamest, letting you punch the president. we will be right back. with quicksilver you earn unlimited 1.5% cash back on every purchase, everywhere. leave complicated behind. what's in your wallet? but so we don't have tormin wad to get clean. charmin ultra soft gets you clean without the wasteful wadding. it has comfort cushions you can see that are softer... ...and more absorbent, and you can use up to 4 times less. enjoy the go with charmin. heather: good morning, you're watching "fox & friends first", a live shot there at time square for you

down in sarasota the birds hope to keep flying. they've made the playoffs in three of the last five season and have the best record in the american league since 2012. you'd think the start of a new season is everyone's favorite time of year but not so for showalter. >> i'd like to be the last team standing. i think early in the spring when everybody is getting here, haven't seen each other for a while. you can tell it's a close group. i miss them. i'm looking forward to it. we've got about three-fourths of our roster here now. >> reporter: on the court top ranked uconn going 100th straight win tonight against sixth ranked north carolina. they've also beaten maryland three different times. but their last meeting one of just two games in the streak decided by less than 10 points. they tip-off tonight at. the you can play project ensures equality safety and respect for all athletes. all of that friday, february 24th. the caps are currently in the bye week. they don't practice again until friday and then their first game back saturday

happened during eight circus rehearsal in sarasota, florida,. >> basically, that's what happens, theytheir balance. this is all about balance on the high wire, nothing to do with the reading whatsoever, the rigging did not collapse. the only rigging that came down was the balancing pole in their hands. >> very scary. the world-famous tight rope was on the wire at the time, however we were told he was not hurt. i am see 26, now back to "red eye." for all your headlines, log onto foxnewstv.com. ♪ >> tom: vizio make smart tvs. how did they get so smart, by watching you. they're in trouble, because i guess people like privacy. a lar $2.2 million, the complaint was that the company built 11 million smart tvs that could capture second by second viewing information about what's on the screen. that includes details on content on cable, internet, dvd players, and streaming devices. seems creepy, yes, but it's a kind of thing that google and apple do all the time and no one seems to mind, says this guy right here. it seems people feel their tv should be more private than their phones, but that'

. >>> the opening night of circus sarasota will not be postponed despite a high wire accident that injured five workers. they were rehearsing when they lost their balance. two are now in critical condition after one of them from the top fell nearly 40 feet to the ground. three others were also injured. the best known nick wallenda is okay. the show's opening night is tomorrow. >> went upstairs to get my mom but it was just too much smoke. >> a great grandmother is alive this morning thanks to the bravery of d.c. firefighters. virginia has kel lives in southeast with her son benjamin. he says the fire started in the kitchen last night and grew quickly. his mother was upstairs in the bedroom. >> i went to see if i could put the fire out first but it had already reached the cabinets and so that's when i called 911. >> family members say the focus now is to fix the house so she can move back in. >>> three charles county sheriff's deputies are being called heroes today after a dramatic rescue that saved a man's life. they say the suv ran head on into a large light pole and then burst into flame

. >>> let's head to beautiful saraso sarasota. the orioles hosting the yankees. scope tees off, sends it over the bleachers. this one out of here. solo shot for scope. this ties the game up at 1-1. but the yankees hit home runs too. top of the ninth, two on for es tra da. that is the difference. yankees beat the birds 4-1. >>> back here at home, today the official ground breaking ceremony for audi field, the new home of d.c. united. the stadium opens in 2018. so still one m head coach ben olsen has been in this area for 20 years as a player and now coach. so what is he looking forward to most about the team's new field? >> there's a whole list of things that, a temperature gauge that works, you know. but really, to me, it's about the fans and the ones that have been with us for almost two decades to be patient and to now have a home that they can make one of the best atmospheres in the country. that's probably the most special thing to me. >> and congrats to several of brenda freeze's players, named first team all big 10. ste those girls have the big 10 tournamen

. >> it happened yesterday in sarasota.h wallenda said they were practicing an eight-person pyramid stunt on a high wire without a net and somebody may have fainted. those that felled that broken brokens and bruises and scrapes. doctors said it was a miracle nobody was hurt. they were trying to break a guinness world record for a spot tonight. a last look at a big snowstorm that is causing headaches across the northeast. how people have adjusted daily routines to deal with the rough weather coming up. you get rewarded for buying stuff. like what? like a second bee helmet with protective netting. or like a balm? you know? or a cooling ointment for the skin. how about a motorcycle? or some bee repellant. i'm just spit-balling here. nothing stops us from doing right by our customers. ally. do it right. told you not to swat 'em. >> shepard: quick update on the extreme weather alert. the winter blast in the northeast. we haven't had much so it seems like a lot. if you're home right now, snuggled on the couch, you're lucky. some

how performer lost their balance and fell in sarasota, florida. two in critical condition. group was practicing an 8 person pyramid kind of similar to this. remember the famed "time" tight rope walker nic woe linda. he was the anchor for the pyramid. he was not hurt. all are expected to make a full recovery. the show as they say will go on. texas governor greg abbot wants too drop the hammer on politicians to stop sanctuary cities. the republican proposing an idea to boot local elected officials out of office and then charge them with crimes that they refuse to deport illegals. the provision is attached to a bill to ban sanctuary cities from texas. in the meantime, in hoirks the dayton police department officially dropping its sanctuary city policy allowing officers to hand whoever criminal illegals to the feds. and those are your headlines. a lot going on today. steve: key word there criminal. they should hand them over. thank you. brian: 13 minutes after the hour. president trump following through on campaign promise to our service members. after 8 crippling years under p

the sarasota fire officials say the victim fell 20-25 feet. larry: coming up at "abc7 news at 5:00" -- picking up the pieces. what is happening in new orleans a day after a dozen tornadoes. alison: later, heroes race to action after a car crashes and catches fire. >> i kept thinking like think good, think positive. larry: and the struck that had this young man thinking the mantra. q: you see the cranes building new apartment buildings and the condo complexes. what do the new developments mean to the housing market? i'm q mccray. oh, how waso good!en house? did you apply? oh, i'll do it later today. your credit score must be amazing. my credit score? credit karma. it's free. that's great! um hm. just whip bam boom, it's done. that apartment is mine! credit karma. give yourself some credit. larry: former president jimmy carter is calling on president trump to embrace renewable energy sources. he made the comments today at a ribbon cutting for new solar panels on farmland he owns in georgia. carter was the first u.s. president to in

that's what firefighters down in sarasota, florida tell our local station there, wtvt out of tampa.s happened earlier this afternoon. we're told the performers were rehearsing for a show featuring the famous dare devil nick wallenda. he was right on the tight rope at the time. he was not hurt. the word is the tight rope just snapped. the head of the circus arts conservatory called it a terrible accident. >> accidents do happen, as we know. a circus artis, sometimes we're compared to nascar drivers, formula 1 drivers that push the limit. i'm sure that nick wallenda will want to go back up on the high wire as a true circus artist. i will tell you, the show must go on. >> five hurt. four serious. now they tell us at least two have critical injuries. let's update extreme weather alert now. the storm system headed for millions here in the northeast. it was just this time yesterday that we were told 1-3 inches of snow here in new york city. it's from there now. forecasters expect to start in ohio valley and move east. the work in new york city. somewhere around 5:00, 6:00, 7:00, 8:00 a.m.

. >>> it's 6:16 now to this developing story out of sarasota, florida, where a circus show rehearsalerribly wrong. >> eight of the performers from the named wolinda family were rehearsing a balancing act. they lost their balance. two of 24e78 are in critical condition after the person on top fell about 40 feet 2to the ground. the best known wolinda, nick, is okay. >>> more than 100 flights into and out of philadelphia are canceled today. >> the snow is coming down in that city. weather channel meteorologist reynolds wolf is picking up our team coverage there. reynolds, good morning. >> hey, gang, it's been quite a morning here. we started things off with rain drops here in the city of brothererly love. then we switched over to sleet. for you viewers at pellets but then occasional snowflakes. before all is said and done, it could stack up to the tune of maybe 3 to 5 inches of snowfall. some suburbs might have some less. northeast you might have been more. anyone here trying to get to new york or boston by air, good luck with that. we've had widespread cancellations. in fact, nationwid

. >>> to this developing story out of sarasota, florida, where eight performers in the named wolinda family were performing a pyramid act yesterday when they lost their balance. we were about halfway out and that's when it happened. >> do you know what caused the fall? >> there's no way. there's no way to know. it's balance. >> it clearly was balance. >> two performers were in critical condition after the person on top fell nearly 40 feet. three others were injured, as well. the best known wolinda, nick, as you saw there is okay. >>> right now, officials are unveiling the olympic torch design at a ceremony in south korea. today, if you've heard about tickets going on sale, we just want to let you know, not so fast. tickets are only going on sale for south you know, you get the locals first. tickets for the rest of the world will not be available on the official website until september. it's going to cost you big bucks to watch the opening ceremony, too. tickets are expected to sell for $1,300. i am excited. i'm going head there next february to cover the olympics. >> and you don't ha

a circus accident in sarasota, florida, where a number of people fell in a high wire act. not clear how severe the injuries are. they were an eight-person pyramid as part of a synergy show featuring nick walenda. he was not part of this. he is famous for the acts with the high wires and no netting. he we will pass on if we get more. alison: also today, david black just sentenced to consecutive life sentences. he was found guilty of the murder of bonnie black in november. court records say he broke in bonnie's home and stabbed her. the couple had been going through a difficult divorce. this is just in now. a guilty plea from the former mayor of fairfax, scott silverthorn. his attorney just told abc7 he will enter the plea in march. he re-signed last august following an arrest in a sex-for-meth sting. alison: a new football coach accused of sexual assaulting two young women. the alleged abuse went on for months. murphy led the l'orÉal -- laurel wildcats 8-and-under team. we have more. >> murphy is known as disciplinarian and yet successful youth football coach with the local

three days after a high wire accident the show went on , hundreds watched last night's show, circus sarasotan florida, first performance opened to the public was flawless and featured flying wallendas on the high wire, on tuesday, you may remember five acrobats performing with nik wallenda were hurt when they tumbled 30 feet the to the ground. >> wallendas continues through triumph and tragedy, so yes... yes, there was a tragic accident but through that tragic accident there was try um. >> now two of the five performers are out of the hospital and wallenda, who was not hurt says they will all recover. >>> as new england digs out of the winter storm it is now bracing for more snow, national weather service is forecasting several inches of snow for today and sunday and potentially major snowstorm on monday. that is on top of the foot the and a half of snow that some areas already got on thursday. you know, justin, they can keep it in new england. i'm happy we are in the seeing that. >> i'm with you on that but a lot of people would also argue with you. >> it is winter. >> yeah, but, you don't

let's bring in a portfolio manager who joins us from sarasota, florida.heard the comments from san francisco fed president john williams that there's a compelling case to be made for a rate increase in march. why do you think the fed officials are coming out in such forced to make clear that march is very much on the table? next the fed wants to restore its own credibility. they're just basically telling the truth, there is a good chance there will be a rate hike in march and they want to prepare the markets for that likelihood. joe: the other story besides the fed is the big trump speech tonight. what are you looking for, do you buy the story that there's a potential for disappointment if we don't get real details? >> i would love to have the president lay out a specific plan, but that's not realistic. that's not what usually happens in the speeches. we will look at exactly what he does have to say. the chances he will say exactly what the market wants her pretty low, so there could be some negative surprises. if you look at the way the market has acted,

five high wire performers in sarasota, florida, losing their balance during practice, plummeting 25 feet to the ground below. >> we have a total of five rescues. >> reporter: legendry daredevil nick walenda, one of the performers on that wire. though he didn't fall and says he is not injured. but his sister was hurt. two others are in critical condition and one is suffering a traumatic brain injury. >> extremely lucky given the height of the fall that they survived. >> reporter: the group was rehearsing a complex never before performed eight-person pyramid that would have set a world record. similar to this one with seven performers. circus officials say the wire rigging was fine. they simply lost their balance. and we'll have the latest on this accident coming up at 7:00 a.m. with your gma first look, abc news new york. >>> the daughter of a milpitas councilman is safe this morning after escaping from her kidnappers. according to the san jose mercury news, councilman garry had to abruptly leave the meaning after learning his 13-year-old had been kidnapped. he says the men forcibly pulle

hundreds watched last night's show circus sarasota in florida. first performance opened to the public was flawless and featured flying wallenda's on the high wire. on tuesday you may remember five performing with nick wallenda were hurt when they tumbled 30 feet to the ground. >> the wallenda's continue on through triumph and tragedy. so yes there was an accident. yes, there was a tragic accident but through that tragic accident, there was triumph. >> now two of the five performers are out of the hospital, wallenda who was not hurt says all of them will recover. >>> on the healthwatch now, trying to lose weight but can't find motivation to stick with the plan? stephanie stahl shows you a new high tech scanner that just might help you jump start your needs. >> keep going, keep going. >> reporter: musical theater actress sarah loman has struggled with her weight and tried to make big changes to her body. >> i'm in a career path where it is all about how you look. >> reporter: she decided to try a new high tech approach. >> best impression of the ma

to everybody knows the wallendas, and to have a repeated accident like this in their hometown of sarasotas tragic. >> the circus says there ee no sign of an equipment failure as in this one when an apparatus snapped sending them into a 30-foot freefall. they still plan to open friday night. >> the circus is resilient. the circus people are resilient. the show must go on. >> they released a statement saying they feel blessed everyone will survive. anthony? >> thank you very much. a reminder just how dangerous what tay do is. >> they have the attitude the show must go on. >>> dozens of people are suing an ohio clinic saying they were misdiagnosed. ahead. how their by staff who were not qualified to make the diagnosis. you're watching "cbs this morning." this is the story of green mountain coffee and fair trade, told in the time it takes to brew your cup. let's take a trip to la plata, colombia. this is boris calvo. that's pepe. boris doesn't just grow good coffee, boris grows mind-blowing coffee. and because we pay him a fair price, he improves his farm to grow even better coffee and invest

five high-wire performers in sarasota, florida, losing their balance during practice, plummeting 25 feet we have a total of five rescues. >> reporter: the group was rehearsing a complex never performed before eight-person pyramid that would have set a world record. similar to this one with seven performers. circus officials say the wire rigging was fine, they simply lost their balance. >> the circus artists sometimes we compare ourselves to nascar drivers that push the nik wallenda, one of the performers on that wire. though he didn't fall and says he is not injured. but his sister was hurt. two others are in critical condition and one is suffering a traumatic brain injury. >> extremely lucky given the height that they survived. >> reporter: wallenda, nicknamed the king of the wire, is known for pushing limits. famous for his death-defying high-wire stunts crossing niagara falls. >> this is so physical. not only mental but physical. >> reporter: the grand canyon. >> hard to relax when you're 1500 feet above a canyon. >> and the space between two chicago skyscrapers. >> those watching thi

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